Attachment for horseshoes.



' J. LISKA & J. KEPKO.

ATTACHMENT FOR HORSESHOES.

APPLICATION FILED IBBJB, 1914.

1,100,587, Patented June 16, 1914.

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JOHN LISKA AND J'AHN KEPKO, OF NATRONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ATTACHMENT non HORSESHO-ES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1914.

Application filed February 18, 1914. Serial No. 819,354.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN LISKA and JAHN KnPKo, subjects of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Natrona, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in horse shoes.

An object of the invention is to provide an attachment for horse shoes of the usual construction consisting of a horseshoeshaped plate that is secured to the shoe by the calks.

With the above and other objects in view that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and then claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings by like characters designating corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of a horse shoe embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and, Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 38 of Fig. 1, illustrating the manner of securing the attachment to the shoe.

Our invention aims to provide an attachment for horse shoes, the attachment to be secured to the shoe while upon an animal, it being unnecessary to remove the shoe for the application of the same. At certain seasons of the year, it is desirable that horse shoes be provided with anti-slipping means in the form of calks, and as above stated, this anti-slipping means is attached to the shoe while the shoe is on the foot of an animal.

Referring more specifically to the drawing accompanying this application, and in which is shown a preferred embodiment of our invention, the reference numeral 10 designates a horse shoe of the usual construction provided with heel calks 11, toe plate 12, and toe calk 13. The shoe 10 is provided with the usual nail kerf and openings 14 for the reception of nails or other fastening means by which the shoe 10 may be secured to the hoof of an animal.

Our invention consists in providing a plate similar in configuration to the shape of the shoe and to be applied to the shoe while the same is on the foot of the animal, and comprises the plate 15 provided with openings that register with openings formed in the shoe 10 for the reception of calks 16,

preferably provided with threaded shanks- 16. The calks 16 constitute the major fastening means between the shoe 10 and plate 15.

The forward or toe end of the plate 15 is provided with the toe calk 17 recessed as at 18 for the reception of the toe calk 13 of the shoe 10. The shoe and plate are further secured together at this point by the bolt 19 passing through the outer wall 20 of the toe calk 17 and the toe calk 13 of the shoe. The rear ends of the plate 15 are further secured to the shoe 10 by suitable fastening bolts 21.

From the above description of our invention it will be readily apparent that we have provided an attachment for horse shoes that may be easily and quickly secured to the shoe and as readily removed therefrom, and placed in position on the shoe to be retained thereon by the calks as above described, and while we have shown and described the preferred embodiment of our invention, we do not wish to confine ourselves to the specific details of construction as shown, as various forms, modifications and arrangement of the parts may be had without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus fully described our invention and in what manner the same is designed for use, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is The combination with a horse shoe provided with integral toe and heel-calks, of a detachable plate conforming to the shape of the shoe and adapted to closely fit its outer surface and having its rear ends closely abutting said heel-calks and its front end formed with an integral recessed central calk to receive the toe-calk of the shoe, a screw for securing said toe call: within the recessed In testimony whereof we aflix our signacalk 01": the plate, removable oalks having tures 1n presence of two witnesses.

screw shanks to engage registering openings JOHN LISKA. in the shoe and plate and secure thenrto- JAHN KEPKO. gether, and additional securing screws con- Witnesses:

necting the rear ends of the plate to the ends ANTHONY KORPANTY,

of the shoe. I T150001: IGNACZAK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

